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Business Travel Demand

2 stories · First covered Mar 2, 2026 · Latest Jul 14
Business Travel Demand Coverage
Oil Just Hit $86 a Barrel. Your Owners Are Already Doing the Math You Haven't Done Yet.

Oil Just Hit $86 a Barrel. Your Owners Are Already Doing the Math You Haven't Done Yet.

IHG and every major travel stock dropped when oil surged to a four-week high on renewed US-Iran tensions. The stock market reaction is one story, but the real pressure is building at property level, where energy costs, supply chain pricing, and guest travel budgets all move on the same barrel.

Oil Past $80 Means Your Hotel P&L Just Lost 40-60 Basis Points

Oil Past $80 Means Your Hotel P&L Just Lost 40-60 Basis Points

Brent crude jumped past $80 on US-Israel strikes against Iran, and the market is pricing in sustained disruption. Here's what that does to hotel operating costs before most GMs even update their forecasts.